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nesota with an assurance that it will produce good returns. To 

 be sure, it is very sour and not of the highest quality, but for 

 cooking few apples are better. It possesses a character of its 

 own that is very taking in apple sauce. 



A Shrub Border; L,onicera Tartarica, Philadelphus, Snow Balls and I,ilacs. 

 At Montevideo Trial Station. 



The Wealthy is making a fine record in this neighborhood. 

 It is believed to be considerably hardier than the Duchess. 



Cork Elm. A native tree that does not seem to have re- 

 ceived the attention it deserves from tree planters is the cork. 



A River view across Shrub Border. At Montevideo Trial Station. 



or rock, elm (Ulmus racemosus Thomas). No tree on the sta- 

 tion grounds is thriftier or healthier. It possesses sturdiness and 

 vigor in an eminent degree. Its wing-margined, corky branches 



